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re: Argali White & Yellow Search Program Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at 11:08 pm Posted by bob wells (1636 messages posted) Check with this anonamous ISP and see if they have pop-up blocking installed on your account?? . Your Post leaves me with the impression that you are just screwing around with your computer, downloading whatever strikes your interest at any given moment. If your idea of fun is searching the Phone Book, get a life, like learning how to use a computer responsibly. Loose the Phone Book search if it's a problem. bw On Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at 8:56 pm, Son wrote: >I'm on dial-up--my ISP is some one I found on the net. I use Google's toolbar, but >have disabled it. I downloaded Argali search program just for fun. Is anyone familiar >with it? It was recommended by Kim Komando. When I try to run it, I get an error >message saying I've blocked ads on my computer. I wrote to them asking how to unblock >them and they said, "Argali displays its ads in exactly the same way as regular web >sites (e.g. Yahoo, MSN, Weather.com et al) do it. Thus you block/unblock ads for >Argali in exactly the same way how you do it for regular web sites. Most likely, >your firewall/internet filter/"hosts" file is blocking Argali access to one of its >ad providers. Unfortunately, we cannot give you an advice on how to turn ad blocking >off -- the blocking is done from outside of Argali and Argali can only detect that >ads are blocked but it cannot know how it is done in your computer." I have no firewall >that I know of. I don't really understand what the Hosts file is or does. Help >if you can. Thanks. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Argali White & Yellow Search Program Thursday, March 9, 2006 at 12:11 am Posted by gewg_ (4444 messages posted) |It was recommended by Kim Komando. | Son | Any respect for I had for her just went down a notch. |'Most likely, your firewall/internet filter/"hosts" file |is blocking Argali access to one of its ad providers.' |I don't really understand what the Hosts file is or does. | It protects you from garbage websites and from yourself. If these sites are in your HOSTS file, I'd call that a strong indicator. Dump the program and tell the company to take a long walk on a short pier. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Argali White & Yellow Search Program Thursday, March 9, 2006 at 10:35 am Posted by Son (64 messages posted) My computer is my toy and I can do whatever I want with it. That said, my ISP doesn't do anything but get me on the net for a low price. That's all I want from them and that's all I get. Dial-up and broadband make a difference sometimes when it comes to problems people have, that's why I gave that information. Argali is a yellow page/white page "phone book" on the internet. Searching for people is a very common practice and why I search for people is my business. (Is it O.K. with you that it's done for class reunions?) O.K.............I'm done with my anger thing. Now to the problem. They're telling me I have ads blocked. I don't know how to unblock them and need help. I really do appreciate any help you can give. [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Argali White & Yellow Search Program Thursday, March 9, 2006 at 10:44 am Posted by Son (64 messages posted) I think I was replying at the same time you were. O.K., I understand a little more now. It appears it's really not a good thing to have. I'll dump it, run Spybot and Adaware and play with some other program. THANKS!!!!!!!!! [Reply or follow-up to this message] re: Argali White & Yellow Search Program Friday, March 10, 2006 at 7:23 am Posted by Dan (1278 messages posted) "I don't really understand what the Hosts file is or does. Help if you can. Thanks." Son, this may help increase your understanding Blocking Unwanted Parasites with a Hosts File Dan On Wednesday, March 8, 2006 at 8:56 pm, Son wrote: >I'm on dial-up--my ISP is some one I found on the net. I use Google's toolbar, but >have disabled it. I downloaded Argali search program just for fun. Is anyone familiar >with it? It was recommended by Kim Komando. When I try to run it, I get an error >message saying I've blocked ads on my computer. I wrote to them asking how to unblock >them and they said, "Argali displays its ads in exactly the same way as regular web >sites (e.g. Yahoo, MSN, Weather.com et al) do it. Thus you block/unblock ads for >Argali in exactly the same way how you do it for regular web sites. Most likely, >your firewall/internet filter/"hosts" file is blocking Argali access to one of its >ad providers. Unfortunately, we cannot give you an advice on how to turn ad blocking >off -- the blocking is done from outside of Argali and Argali can only detect that >ads are blocked but it cannot know how it is done in your computer." I have no firewall >that I know of. I don't really understand what the Hosts file is or does. Help >if you can. Thanks. > [Reply or follow-up to this message] Tip: Use one of the [Reply or follow-up to this message] links above to add a message to this thread Search this forum Start a new thread on a different subject Report abuse of the forum Return to the Windows 98 Discussion Forum